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Pronunciation: /ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk/

parasitic

Definition

Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).

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pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ

mega-voltage linear accelerator

Danyelza

lymph vessel

palliative therapy

BBR 3464

venipuncture

cerebral hemisphere

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carbon C 14 gilteritinib

Evoxac

lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated OX40L mRNA-2416

SN-38-loaded polymeric micelles NK012

autologous CD34-positive BCL11A-disrupted hematopoietic progenitor cells BIVV003

allogeneic anti-CD19-CAR-CD28-IL-15-expressing natural killer T cells

thymalfasin

anti-CD46 antibody-drug conjugate FOR46

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pseudogene

chromosomal instability

inherited cancer syndrome

heritability

next-generation sequencing

single nucleotide polymorphism

locus

epigenetic alteration

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